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[o Gummy o]

xtorma wrote...

I do not want to use a weapon , i have to follow 20 suggestions to get it to work halfway decent. Mass effect , The Micro Managers Edition is not for me.

most of these things are common sense so it's not like you need to constantly be remembering some random tactic.

[himegoto]

Thanks for the tips but

The Waffle Cat wrote...

Pro tip : Dont!

[soultaker65]

Bump because of the buff

[soultaker65]

bump because added a video of RedJohn Soloing with the particle rifle, and Asari Justicar build

[Clayless]

The fact that there's 20 rules and your inability to realise the difference between "then" and "than" stopped me reading this.

I'm not a grammar ****, it's just that it's so jarring when people use "then" when they mean "than".

Modifié par Our_Last_Scene, 05 août 2012 - 03:14 .

[soultaker65]

Our_Last_Scene wrote...

The fact that there's 20 rules and your inability to realise the difference between "then" and "than" stopped me reading this.

I'm not a grammar ****, it's just that it's so jarring when people use "then" when they mean "than".

The "then" and "than" thing happen once if that's all it takes for you not to read something you need to work on that, but I went through and edited the grammar.

Modifié par soultaker65, 05 août 2012 - 03:41 .

[Fang92]

The first post format is like reading rules on the wall at a swimming pool. Maybe break it down into pros, cons, tips and tricks? Some effort required but it can only help.

Things like use rail amps/ammo shouldnt be up there. It is pretty common sense it will boost effectiveness. It just makes your list needlessly longer and tiring to read. Build suggestions are good though.

Heres a tip: Because it does not need to reload, the missiles on a devastator can always be fired. On other weapons the missiles will never fire during a reload cycle, but the overheat plasma vent does not seem like a conventional reload.So that 2.96 refire time is actually 2.96, not 2.96 + time it takes you to reload, come out of cover, and then have it fire.

[RyanSoup]

BoomDynamite wrote...

I think EM and EB would be better for it.

Seriously?  It has incredibly low damage

[soultaker65]

Bump because I made it much shorter and easier to read.

[NucularPikinic]

I just had a Gold game on London in a PUG match. Extracted successfully. I got top score by the end (barely, about 100 pts) but that doesn't matter. What matters is that I was able to use the Particle Rifle with the Human Soldier without feeling inefficient or the like. Most importantly, it was FUN to have to go for headshots. What a breath of fresh air.

The gun could definitely use some sort of further buff or something but it isn't entirely useless. The range really killed it though.

I would like to see more people using it if they can handle it properly, of course. What an interesting weapon.

[Poulpor]

I try to cancel the animation with the destroyer but you need a decent cooldown to switch fast devastator mode on-off, if not it take longer than the normal reload.


Or i missing something ?

[Fang92]

Poulpor wrote...

I try to cancel the animation with the destroyer but you need a decent cooldown to switch fast devastator mode on-off, if not it take longer than the normal reload.


Or i missing something ?

Needs a decent cooldown. @level 1 the particle rifle gives me +40% on my destroyer. So if you want to use the trick youll need a good cooldown.

[soultaker65]

Poulpor wrote...

I try to cancel the animation with the destroyer but you need a decent cooldown to switch fast devastator mode on-off, if not it take longer than the normal reload.


Or i missing something ?

It will only work if your cooldown is higher 0. Also try to turn off Devastator Mode when the Particle Rifle ammo is at 20, by the time you use that 20 Devastator Mode should be back.

[Poulpor]

yes i missing something ! i play a lot yesterday only with particle rifle and it rocks !

100 % cooldown so its pretty light and the destroyer reload ammo very fast with the trick.

The best caracter to use the particle riffle i think..

[The fool you should have eaten]

Hold up. With the way that armor damage reduction works, isn't that kind of pointless to use the AP mod?
Because you lose 50 points automatically and the mod decreases this by a percentage (~60% at level V-check me on that). So if my guess is right at 60%, then you are still looking at 20 points of damage reduction, which leaves you with 5.8 damage per shot with level X on the rifle. This is .8 damage above the lowest possible to do to an enemy.
An extended barrel on the other hand would give you an extra 25% damage at level V. This will help you in a major way against shielded and health based enemies.

Of course all of this depends on my estimate for how the mod affects armor damage reduction, so if that is incorrect, please put the right number up.

[soultaker65]

The fool you should have eaten wrote...

Hold up. With the way that armor damage reduction works, isn't that kind of pointless to use the AP mod?
Because you lose 50 points automatically and the mod decreases this by a percentage (~60% at level V-check me on that). So if my guess is right at 60%, then you are still looking at 20 points of damage reduction, which leaves you with 5.8 damage per shot with level X on the rifle. This is .8 damage above the lowest possible to do to an enemy.
An extended barrel on the other hand would give you an extra 25% damage at level V. This will help you in a major way against shielded and health based enemies.

Of course all of this depends on my estimate for how the mod affects armor damage reduction, so if that is incorrect, please put the right number up.

The main reason to use AP mod over EB is to do more damage to bosses and to pierce through walls/Guardian shields.

The Damage to Health and Shields is already so high in "hot mode" that you most likely won't notice the extra damage EB gives, but you will notice the lower damage to armor if you don't use the AP mod.

[The fool you should have eaten]

the 3.8 extra damage (it was 65% not 60%)per shot is noticeable? remember that Atlases have something like 23,000 in armor. Whatever. It is simply a preference. There is no right way to play a game.

[Mar3ekl]

All the posts about how the PPR is not Gold-viable makes me wonder. I use it with my N7 Destroyer soldier on gold and I constantly top the score board with it with BIG margin (please note: I agree that score is not the best descriptor of how well was the match played). I use it as a primary weapon against everything except Phantoms (although I sometimes use it as a support for my biotic teammates to prevent the Phantoms from"bubbling up", simplifying the detonation of biotic combos).

I currently prefer Warp ammo, but I haven't tested with the disruptor ammo yet - mainly because of my biotic-wielding friends (don't want to spoil their biotic explosions).

PPR is currently my favorite weapon in the game - melting faces off centurions is strangely alluring. You might want to try this one out. If you tried and did not like, it is probably because your playstyle is not "compatible" with the weapon.

But, as with everything, to each his own - some people will love the gun, some will not, but don't say the gun is garbage just because YOU cannot operate it effectively. Some of the players might skip it entirely because of your opinion and miss a great opportunity to step up their game.

Modifié par Mar3ekl, 20 août 2012 - 07:14 .

[Big_Choppa]

I want a Particle Rifle just to test some things with it. Even if it is underpowered like others say, I want to try it out with different classes. I'm still stuck without one.

[soultaker65]

Bump because

I updated the builds and some of the info.
I will most likely update it again after Retaliation comes out.

Also: Does anyone know Ashen Earth's GI + PPR Build?

[soultaker65]

Update about the Drell glitch, the Turian Ghost Infiltrator, the High-Velocity Barrel, and the Fire/Cryo Explosion change.